Each type of building will have a different pattern of energy consumption throughout each day and throughout the year. Predicting the energy used by a building is complicated because of the wide range of factors that affect its energy consumption. These include:
Building type: Buildings enclose a wide range of human activity. For example, [...]
Australian student, Claire Burgess, called into the office to share her recently completed low energy design with us. The year 13 student is visiting Northern Ireland for two months to study which she organised herself and decided to spend a day work experience here at Paul McAlister Architects. Being the first Passive House designer in [...]
Our built environment accounts for over half of our carbon dioxide emissions. We now have the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) to help designers and builders of new homes in the UK. But will it help or hinder?
The Energy Saving Co-operative has recently been established to provide home-owners and communities with a ‘Fair Green Deal’. This is a new initiative which aims to help households save money by reducing the amount of energy they use from day to day.
The movement of building standards towards passive house and rising fuel prices are the main initiatives driving the construction industry in the direction of certified passive house standard within Northern Ireland. It is an attractive aspiration for us within the construction and design industry to be at the forefront of low carbon design and passive house design [...]
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